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  • Trade Patterns for Spiny Lobster Harvested in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Regions

    Creator:
    Adams, Chuck, Larkin, Sherry, and Cruz, Raul
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    Spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) and related species represent one of the most important commercial fisheries targeted within the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean regions. This important fishery extends from Florida (USA) to Brazil. The longlived, pelagic larval stage within the life cycle of spiny lobster reveal this species to be...
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    important commercial fisheries targeted within the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean regions. This important

  • Habitat-destructive fishing practices

    Creator:
    Mikkelsen, Eirik
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    A model for studying how destructive fishing practices may affect commercial fish stocks through their effect on habitat is presented. It may be used both for renewable habitat-types, like eelgrass (Zostra marina) or sponges, and also practically non-renewable habitats like corals. The model demonstrates the trade-offs between using destructive and...
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    fishing practices may affect commercial fish stocks through their effect on habitat is presented. It

  • Acceptance of Sunray Venus Clams as a New Aquaculture Product in Florida

    Creator:
    Adams, Chuck and Sturmer, Leslie
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    Molluscan shellfish culture is an important component of the commercial aquaculture industry in Florida, USA. The primary species cultured is the hard clam, Mercenaria mercenaria. Currently, annual grower revenues total approximately $15 million, which generate $40 million in economic impact to the state. However, hard clam production in other USA...
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    Abstract: Molluscan shellfish culture is an important component of the commercial aquaculture industry in

  • A Bioeconomic Model of Fishery-Habitat Impacts

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    Kahui, Viktoria and Armstrong, Claire
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    A scientific knowledge gap exists with regard to how benthic habitat is affected by destructive fishing methods, such as bottom trawling, and how this impacts upon the productivity of commercial fish stocks. This article addresses analytically the effects of destructive fishing practices of a single gear fishery on a non-renewable...
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    Fishery-Habitat Impacts Author(s): Viktoria Kahui, Claire Armstrong Abstract: A scientific

  • Diversifying Artisanal Fishing Fleets in the Galapagos Marine Reserve

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    Larkin, Sherry and Adams, Charles
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    Fishing activities within the Galapagos Marine Reserve (GMR) are restricted to small-scale levels by national law. The fishing sector has relied on just two fisheries, sea cucumber and spiny lobster, and a strong Asian export market. Despite a series of input and output controls and a co-management scheme, stocks have...
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    -management scheme, stocks have been decimated. One proposed alternative is for commercial fishermen to enter